In the 1950s, the UNIVAC mainframe became synonymous with the term "computer." For a generation of TV watchers in the 1950s, UNIVAC <i>was</i> America's first computer. But a recent biography of one ...

In 1954, GE Appliance Park in Louisville became the first private business in the U.S. to buy a UNIVAC I computer. The 30-ton computer, which was first used by the federal government, cost $1.2 ...

The Franklin Life Insurance Co. had to tear out windows and walls to accommodate Springfield’s first computer. Then it had to hire a derrick to hoist the “electronic brain” five floors up. Franklin ...

Univac computer console and IBM equipment, October 1956. Lawrence Livermore accepted delivery of its first computer—a Univac—in 1952, the year of the Laboratory's founding. Image courtesy of Lawrence ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The UNIVAC II, the second commercial ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This plug-in unit has a red plastic ...

A computer that used vacuum tubes as switching elements; for example, the UNIVAC I. See computer generations. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

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